Course Code & Title: LA 247 [insert section #] Crisis Intervention
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Course Description
This course examines the dynamics of persons in crisis and the various intervention modalities. Areas of focus include theoretical, historical, ethical, and cultural considerations and coping skills. Students are provided with the knowledge, values, and skills to work with people in crisis.
Prerequisites: LA- 101
Learning Objectives
After completing this course students will be able to:
1. Summarize the historical development of crisis intervention.
2. Identify and define theoretical modalities which contribute to crisis intervention.
3. Explain ethical and professional principles of practitioners of crisis intervention.
4. Analyze the characteristics and the cultural perspective of a person in crisis.
5. Describe the different characteristics of crisis situations including but not limited to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), natural disasters, man-made disasters, gun violence and shootings.
Course Materials
Text(s): A Guide to Crisis Intervention, 6th Edition, ISBN: 978-1337763189 by Kristi Kanel
Course Learning Outcome Statement
The Course Learning Outcomes section of the portfolio describes how the student has met the learning outcomes for the course(s) that are being pursued through the Prior Learning Assessment Portfolio.
Students are required to write a statement for the learning outcomes that have been identified for the course(s) the student is requesting credit for. The faculty advisor will review the statement. The statement should be well written and supported by sufficient evidence of the student’s learning. It should convey motivation, competence, and the ability to communicate. The focus of the statement is not autobiographical, it should focus on analyzing the student’s learning in the context of the experience. This will be used when determining the number of credits and courses a student receives for learning. The statement should be clear, concise, and descriptive. There is no set length for the narrative, but generally it is three to five pages long, depending on the number of credits/courses being pursued. Students should complete as many pages as necessary to describe their learning and discuss how the learning is connected with the course and degree requirements.
Course Learning Outcome Statement Outline
1. A short introduction identifying the course the student has selected for PLA and describing the learning that the narrative will substantiate.
2. The student should write approximately one paragraph for each course outcome. Each paragraph should describe the following:
• What you know
• How you gained the knowledge/how did you learn and how this learning/knowledge relates to the course’s learning outcomes
• How this learning applied in other contexts (provide clear examples)
• How this learning relates to college-level learning
3. A short conclusion summarizing your learning and relating it to the course learning.